Knitting pattern essentials: adapting and drafting knitting patterns for great knitwear
Guides knitters on how to properly modify or create a pattern, including calculating personal measurements; creating a pattern from an existing garment; and shaping a variety of necklines, sides, sleeves, and hemlines.
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- Full title :Knitting pattern essentials : adapting and drafting knitting patterns for great knitwear / Sally Melville.
Summary
Guides knitters on how to properly modify or create a pattern, including calculating personal measurements; creating a pattern from an existing garment; and shaping a variety of necklines, sides, sleeves, and hemlines.
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- Publication Date:2013
- Edition:First edition
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Potter Craft
- Place of Publication:New York
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:2013
Notes
Includes index.
The Physical Object
- Description:224 pages : : color illustrations ; : 23 cm
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9780307965578, 0307965570, 9780307965585, 0307965589
- oclc:ocn793518181
- LC Classification:TT825
- Dewey Decimal:746.43/2
Table of Contents
Introduction -- 1. Preparing to draft (Understanding vertical, horizontal, diagonal and curved lines ; Sweaters that are knit flat ; Sweaters that are knit bottom-up ; A clarification of the shapes covered ; How to use the shapes in this book ; Essential measurements and standard sizes ; Standards of ease ; Swatching) -- 2. Basic shapes (A short math lesson ; Drop shoulder ; Modified drop shoulder ; Set-in sleeve ; Raglan) -- Shoulder shaping, back and front neck shaping (Shoulder shaping ; Back neck shaping ; Neck shapes and the rule of 10 ; Straight (boat) neck ; Funnel neck ; Square neck ; V-neck ; Round neck) -- 4. Hem alternatives (Diagonal ; Standard shirttails ; Reverse shirttails) -- 5. Side shaping (A-line ; Hourglass ; Hourglass shaping with waistband only ; Classic hourglass ; Half-hourglass ; Side shaping at the same time as hem shaping).
6. Sleeve alternatives (Sleeveless ; Shorter-than-full length sleeves ; Gathered sleeves ; Bell sleeves ; Puffed sleeves ; Cap sleeves ; Saddle shoulder) -- 7. Cardigans (Cardigan styles ; With no front overlap ; With overlapping front bands ; With overlapping front pieces) -- 8. Fabrics, finishes, and fixes (Common stitch patterns ;…
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